Ireland Portlaoise man sentenced for assault and uninsured, unlicensed driving
Eoghan Byrne, 39, admitted assaulting a man at Market Square, Portlaoise, on June 6 at 11.50pm, and admitted driving without insurance or a licence at Berryridge Avenue, Maryborough Village, Portlaoise, on June 20 at about 8.30am. CCTV identified him as the person who hit the injured man, and the case was heard at Portlaoise District Court. On 31 October 2023 he was sentenced to three months in prison for the assault, and for the uninsured driving he received a €500 fine, a ten-year driving ban and a further four months' imprisonment, with a €200 fine for driving without a licence.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Eoghan Byrne admitted assaulting a man at Market Square, Portlaoise.
- Eoghan Byrne admitted driving without insurance or a licence at Berryridge Avenue, Maryborough Village, Portlaoise.
- Where
- The assault took place at Market Square, Portlaoise, and the driving offences at Berryridge Avenue, Maryborough Village, Portlaoise.
- When
- The assault happened on June 6 at 11.50pm.
- The driving offence happened on June 20 at about 8.30am.
- Cause
- Gardaí described the assault as a one-punch attack.
- Investigation
- Portlaoise Gardaí were alerted to an unconscious man at the square, and CCTV identified Eoghan Byrne as the person who hit the injured man.
- In court
- The case was heard at Portlaoise District Court.
- Sentence
- Eoghan Byrne was sentenced to three months in prison for the assault.
- For the uninsured driving, Eoghan Byrne was fined €500, banned from driving for ten years and jailed for a further four months.
- Eoghan Byrne was fined €200 for driving without a licence.
- Other details
- The assaulted man was knocked unconscious but woke up.
- The injured man did not want to make a statement of complaint.
- Eoghan Byrne has 16 previous convictions.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatEoghan Byrne admitted assaulting a man in Market Square, Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatEoghan Byrne admitted driving without insurance or a licence in Maryborough Village. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe assault happened on June 6 at 11.50pm. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe driving offence happened on June 20 at about 8.30am. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationCCTV identified Eoghan Byrne as the person who hit the injured man. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Portlaoise District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceEoghan Byrne was sentenced to three months in prison for the assault. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceEoghan Byrne was fined €500, banned from driving for ten years and jailed for a further four months for the uninsured driving. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceEoghan Byrne was fined €200 for driving without a licence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe assaulted man was knocked unconscious. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe injured man did not want to make a statement of complaint. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherEoghan Byrne has 16 previous convictions. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Oct2023Man knocked unconscious in Portlaoise assault
Reports the court outcome: three months for the assault, a €500 fine, a ten-year driving ban and four further months' imprisonment for the uninsured driving, and a €200 fine for driving without a licence.
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